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Catholic Groups Decry First Execution Carried Out Amid Pandemic

Catholic opponents of the death penalty have criticised the execution of a convicted murderer in Missouri, the first execution to happen during the pandemic.

Walter Barton, who was convicted in 1991 for fatally stabbing an 81-year-old woman, was killed by lethal injection on May 19. So far, amid the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, eight executions have been rescheduled citing concerns over COVD-19 infections.